South Park Hill in Denver in Denver County, Colorado — The American Mountains (Southwest)
Park Hill Branch Denver Public Library
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, August 23, 2024
1. Park Hill Branch Denver Public Library Marker
Landmark Preservation Commission
Erected 1989 by City and County of Denver. (Marker Number 180.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Charity & Public Work • Education. In addition, it is included in the Carnegie Libraries, and the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1920.
Location. 39° 44.862′ N, 104° 55.949′ W. Marker is in Denver, Colorado, in Denver County. It is in South Park Hill. It is at the intersection of Montview Boulevard and Dexter Street, on the right when traveling west on Montview Boulevard. The marker is mounted at eye-level on the south faηade (originally the main front entrance) of the subject building. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 4705 Montview Boulevard, Denver CO 80207, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Colorado’s Front Range. It is also in the American Mountain West. Globally, it is in North America, the Rocky Mountains, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Louisiana Purchase.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Civil War Artillery (approx. 1.1 miles away); Once the Site of Cathedral School (approx. 2.6 miles away); The Arno Apartments (approx. 2.7 miles away); Molly Brown House Museum (approx. 2.7 miles away);
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Regarding Park Hill Branch Denver Public Library. Contributing property, Park Hill, National Register of Historic Places #04001348
From the National Register Nomination prepared by Rebecca Dorward, Historian, Greater Park Hill Community, Inc., 5/30/2003:The Park Hill branch library was one of the few non-residences in the Park Hill subdivision. Merrill and Burnham Hoyt designed the 1920 Carnegie-funded library. The Park Hill Library received a new [west] entry and a large rear addition in the early 1960s. The Park Hill Branch Library is also a designated Denver Landmark having received its designation in 1989.
Also see . . .
1. Park Hill. National Register of Historic Places Registration Form (Submitted on November 5, 2024, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)
2. Park Hill Branch Library (history.denverlibrary.org).
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, August 23, 2024
2. Park Hill Branch Denver Public Library Marker
The marker is mounted on the right side of the original main front entrance.
Excerpt: This stylish branch of the Denver Public Library matches Montview Boulevards distinguished residential designs. A one-story Carnegie Foundation-funded library with a basement auditorium, it wears an entry cartouche with the lamp of learning commemorating Andrew Carnegies slogan, Let There Be Light. This library was originally designed by Merrill H. and Burnham Hoyt, renowned Denver architects. The cornice, trim, and exterior decorations are cast stone with rough-troweled cement hiding the brick walls. This stucco-like skin along with the red Spanish roof tiles, coffered eaves, and wrought-iron entry lamps suggests a Mediterranean air enriched by such details as the acanthus leaf balustrade motif separating the clerestory windows. Leaded, diamond pane windows, wrought-iron and glass globe reading lamps, and built-in bookcases and window-bay seating adorn the single large interior room with its richly textured walls and beamed ceiling. The breast of the cast stone fireplace is adorned with a bas-relief ship from Samuel Taylor Coleridges poem, The Rime of the Ancient Mariner, by Denver sculptor Robert Garrison.(Submitted on August 30, 2024, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, August 23, 2024
3. Park Hill Branch Library West Entrance
The west side of the building has become the present-day main entrance.
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, August 23, 2024
4. Park Hill Branch Library clerestory window detail
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, August 23, 2024
5. Park Hill Branch Library bay window detail
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, August 23, 2024
6. Park Hill Branch Library bay window detail
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, August 23, 2024
7. Park Hill Branch Library (southwest elevation)
Credits. This page was last revised on December 23, 2024. It was originally submitted on August 30, 2024, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 586 times since then and 72 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7. submitted on August 30, 2024, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.
